Everything
suddenly goes black. Alani knows that someone hat someday told her what to do
in case of a system failure. At least she assumes this is a system failure as
it had never occurred before. Her hands fly about uselessly and she tries to
remember the steps to exit the VR* even though she can’t imagine what lies
outside of it. Her finger finally finds the button and she presses it slowly
while drawing her mind out of the connection between user and interface. There
is a high screeching sound. Light floods her vision. Reality is actually quite
disappointing.